Maddie Peterson

The Astoria Column stands 125 feet above the ground on a hilltop in Astoria, Ore., on Feb. 12, 2026.

High school and college student volunteers navigate downed Alder trees as they plant willow saplings along a tributary to Shotpouch Creek in Lincoln County, Ore., on Feb. 28, 2026. The students are part of the Mary's River Watershed Council’s Youth Watershed Council, participating in a 15 year-long ecological restoration project.

An entrance to Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford, January 4, 2024.

Leaping Lamb co-owner Scottie Jones holds a day-old lamb on March 17, 2026.

A Medford School District building in downtown on March 1, 2024.

Downtown Cafe owner and Lakeview City Councilor Jessica Calvin shows the nearly nude calendar she helped create and raised thousands of dollars for the town.

Student Sebastian Aguilera practices the long jump while special education teacher Mike Eddy, left, coaches him.

Smokejumper Matthew West steps into a Short C-23 Sherpa at a U.S> Forest Service base in Redding.